agriculture

Some farmworker advocates say many farms can afford to pay workers more, and worry employers could avoid accountability.

Through a round of $18 million in investments from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one housing nonprofit in McMinnville will rehabilitate two dozen housing units to address some of those shortfalls.

The state’s hop harvest is down about 30% over the last two years.

Cherry season is upon us as the summer weather warms up east of the Cascades.

California has a glut of nuts! Over production of almonds has dropped prices and crushed the once-lucrative industry. Now, that’s a buzzkill for Northwest beekeepers.

A new study from Oregon State University finds that agritourism in the Willamette Valley brings in nearly $1 billion each year.

Fierce Pasco-based farmer, businessman owned more than 30 businesses across the nation and Canada

Oregon is the most drought-free it’s been since 2019, according to a recent report by the U.S. Drought Monitor. For some farmers, though, it will take more than one good season to recover.

At a recent “field day,” about 100 Northwest farmers and scientists from across Washington and Oregon scuffed through sand, walking between piles of potatoes in the Black Sands area near Quincy, Washington.

It’s peak cherry season in the Northwest. The fruits are typically grown outdoors in an orchard. This business in southeast Washington is doing things a little differently.

Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that would create a way for Farm Cafes to operate in lands zoned for agricultural use.

Oregon lawmakers have signed off on an additional one-point-two million dollars to fight hungry grasshoppers and crickets.